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Aurora over Portree

by skyadmin June 15, 2024 in Photo Blog0 commentstags: aurora, bay, boat, coast, harbour, inverness-shire, isle of skye, scotland
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An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth‘s sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky. Portree (/pɔːrˈtriː/; Scottish Gaelic: Port Rìgh, pronounced [pʰɔrˠʃt̪ˈɾiː]) is the largest town on, and capital of, the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Portree has a harbour, fringed by cliffs, with a pier designed by Thomas Telford. Attractions in the town include the former Aros Centre, now the Isle of Skye Candle Co. Visitor Centre, which celebrates the island’s Gaelic heritage. Further arts provision is made through arts organisation ATLAS Arts, a Creative Scotland regularly-funded organisation. The town also serves as a centre for tourists exploring the island. I took this shot at short notice as I had no idea this was about to happen. It was so dark I was almost shooting blind but fortunately out of the 30 or so photos that I took this 8 second exposure came out well.

Tenby

by skyadmin February 11, 2024 in Photo Blog0 commentstags: boat, harbour, pembrokeshire, wales
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Tenby (Welsh: Dinbych-y-pysgod, lit. ‘fortlet of the fish’) is a seaside town and community in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It lies within Carmarthen Bay. Notable features include 3 miles (4.8 km) of sandy beaches and the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, the 13th-century medieval town walls, including the Five Arches barbican gatehouse, Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, the 15th-century St. Mary’s Church, and the National Trust‘s Tudor Merchant’s House. I took this shot between clouds of rain on new years day, I was lucky to even get one photo that day. You can find some more pictures of picturesque wales here and here.

Kravica Waterfall

by skyadmin March 8, 2023 in Photo Blog0 commentstags: bosnia, cliffs, river, sunset, waterfall
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Kravica Waterfall (Serbo-Croatian: Slap Kravica or Vodopad Kravica / Слап Кравица or Водопад Кравица) is a large tufa cascade on the Trebižat River, in the karstic heartland of Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Ljubuški and 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Mostar. Its height is about 25 metres (80 ft) and the radius of the lake in the base of the waterfall is 120 metres (390 ft). Kravica is a popular swimming and picnic area and, during the summer, it is frequently visited by tourists. This was a really hot day but you can see me sat underneath the large green umbrella on the right. It took a while to get the shot so I didn’t get the time to try swimming. You can find another photo of Bosnia here.

Derwent Water

by skyadmin January 11, 2023 in Photo Blog0 commentstags: cumbria, england, lake, sunset
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Derwentwater, or Derwent Water, is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in north west England. It lies wholly within the Borough of Allerdale, in the county of Cumbria. The lake occupies part of Borrowdale and lies immediately south of the town of Keswick. It is both fed and drained by the River Derwent. It measures approximately three miles (five kilometres) long by 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) wide and is some 72 feet (22 metres) deep. There are several islands within the lake, one of which is inhabited. I took this first photo just after 6am and about 15 minutes after sunrise, which allowed the sun to rise above the hills in the distance

Shdugra Waterfall

by skyadmin October 19, 2022 in Photo Blog0 commentstags: cliffs, georgia, waterfall
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Ushba waterfall (Shdugra) is the most affluent waterfall in the whole of Georgia. Located in Svaneti, near Mazera village. You can reach both the bottom of the waterfall, and the overhead of it. If you manage to reach the overhead, you will be able to see the glacier at the bottom of the Ushba, also wonderful views all over the Svaneti. I can’t find an official measurement of its height, but it is hundreds of meters high. I took this photo after a two hour drive in a 4×4 followed by a four hour hike, it’s quite remote and it was a challenge to get the drone into the ravine.

Stari Most

by skyadmin September 3, 2022 in Photo Blog0 commentstags: bosnia, bridge, river
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Stari Most (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Stari most, Serbian Cyrillic: Стари мост; lit. ’Old Bridge’), also known as Mostar Bridge (Turkish: Mostar Köprüsü), is a rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina that crosses the river Neretva and connects the two parts of the city. The Old Bridge stood for 427 years, until it was destroyed on 9 November 1993 by Croatian Defence Council during the Croat–Bosniak War. Subsequently, a project was set in motion to reconstruct it; the rebuilt bridge opened on 23 July 2004. I took this photo on a Saturday afternoon and soon realised that locals jump off it. Here is a further photo just before one just did that.

Pennard Castle

by skyadmin May 29, 2022 in Photo Blog0 commentstags: castle, coast, gower, heritage, wales
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Pennard Castle is a ruined castle, near the modern village of Pennard on the Gower Peninsula, in south Wales. The castle was built in the early 12th century as a timber ringwork following the Norman invasion of Wales. The walls were rebuilt in stone by the Braose family at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, including a stone gatehouse. Soon afterwards, however, encroaching sand dunes caused the site to be abandoned and it fell into ruin. Restoration work was carried out during the course of the 20th century and the remains of the castle are now protected under UK law as a Grade II* listed building.

Red Cliffs

by skyadmin May 8, 2022 in Photo Blog0 commentstags: cliffs, coast, devon, england
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Sgwd yr Eira Waterfall

by skyadmin April 24, 2022 in Photo Blog0 commentstags: brecknockshire, spring, wales, waterfall
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Waterfall Country (or sometimes Waterfalls Country) is an English name often given to the Vale of Neath in South Wales. The tourist area around the head of valley has an unusually large number of publicly accessible waterfalls. The area is not officially defined but generally includes the group of falls on the Nedd Fechan, Pyrddin, Hepste and Mellte rivers, all of which lie between the villages of Pontneddfechan and Ystradfellte in the Brecon Beacons National Park. All of these falls lie within or on the boundary of the county of Brecknockshire, now part of the unitary authority of Powys. A few miles further west are Henrhyd Falls on the Nant Llech, a tributary of the Tawe and to the south-west are Melin Court Falls on the Melin Court Brook, a tributary of the River Neath. These, along with Aberdulais Falls on the Dulais, a further tributary of the Neath are also encompassed by the term ‘Waterfall/s Country’ by some writers. Collectively the falls are one of the more popular natural attractions in South Wales, which has caused problems of erosion in the vicinity of many of the falls. Most occupy locations designated as sites of special scientific interest or as special areas of conservation which aim to protect the biodiversity and geodiversity of these sites. The designations place a duty on the landowners and managers to protect the sites and so various erosion […]

Hooken Cliffs

by skyadmin April 8, 2022 in Photo Blog0 commentstags: cliffs, coast, devon, england, sunset
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Hooken cliiffs, a dramatic landslip in 1790 left a tumbled landscape where thick vegetation is speared through by spectacular white cliffs and pinnacles, providing a haven for wildlife. Part of the south west coast path, there are spectacular views in either direction of red cliffs soaring beyond the white cliffs, linking the villages of Beer and Branscombe with tales of smugglers, Romans and lacemakers. It is also is the best location in Devon for finding fossils, in particular, echinoids, ammonites, fish and brachiopods, which are easy to find. You can find another photo on the south west coast path here.
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